1st Test: Calm Root steers England to five-wicket win over SL

A controlled 64-run partnership between Joe Root and Jamie Smith guided England to a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test at Old Trafford on Saturday. Root dug in after England had made a shaky start to chasing a modest victory target of 205, reaching his half-century off 108 balls. The second Test starts at Lord's on Thursday.

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